Reviewed by the Softwares.com Editorial Team · Last updated June 2026 · How we rate
Key facts
- Vendor
- CNCF
- Pricing
- Open source — Free
- Free tier
- Yes
- Platforms
- Self Hosted, Api
- Best for
- Platform Engineers, Devops
- Editor rating
- 4.3 / 5
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Remote
What is Knative?
Knative is a development it tool from CNCF. A CNCF project that brings serverless capabilities to Kubernetes, with Serving for request-driven autoscaling and Eventing for event-driven applications.
Knative uses open source pricing and offers a free tier you can start on without a credit card. Free.
It's best suited to platform engineers, devops and runs on Self Hosted, Api.
Standout strengths include serverless on kubernetes, scale to zero, pluggable eventing. Worth weighing: adds platform complexity, requires k8s expertise.
Knative pricing
Pros
- Serverless on Kubernetes
- Scale to zero
- Pluggable eventing
Cons
- Adds platform complexity
- Requires k8s expertise
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Frequently asked questions
What is Knative?
A CNCF project that brings serverless capabilities to Kubernetes, with Serving for request-driven autoscaling and Eventing for event-driven applications.
How much does Knative cost?
Knative is open-source-priced. It has a free tier.
Does Knative have a free trial?
Knative offers a free tier rather than a time-limited trial.
What platforms does Knative support?
Knative is available on Self Hosted, Api.